The explosion of breadth and stakes between The Wolf of Oren-yaro and The Ikessar Falcon has been commented on for years, and I wanted to talk about some more why this difference exists, why the tone is somewhat different for both epic fantasy books. (I also wrote a post before on why this series should …
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After three long years of waiting, THE DRAGON OF JIN-SAYENG, the third fantasy book in the CHRONICLES OF THE BITCH QUEEN trilogy is almost upon us. First announced in 2018 (under a different name) and originally slated for a self-published release in early 2019, it will be available through Orbit Books for the first time …
I had maybe half a dozen blog posts, mostly about epic fantasy, planned all throughout…that gestures at the world but I kept putting it off. There’s a limit to how much one can say about things and sometimes all one wants to do is curl up in a ball in the corner of one’s bed …
The year is drawing to a close, and I’m briefly breaking social media hiatus to do a year-end update. This is the year where I made the move from an author setting her own time and doing her own thing, to an author working with a team and meeting deadlines. It’s been great. The Orbit …
We’re about four months away from the trade paperback launch of the epic fantasy novel The Wolf of Oren-yaro, and I’ve been working on a couple of really exciting things to celebrate. I’ll keep them under wraps for now, but suffice to say that I’m really happy with them so far. It’s a little amazing to …
